Ethyl Vanillin
Introduction
Ethyl Vanillin is one of the most important edible flavors, has full –bodied and lasting fragrance of Vanilla and is 3-4 times as fragrant as vinillin. It is an indispensable and important raw material in food additive industry and is widely used in food, sweets, candy, ice cream, drinks and cosmetics as fragrance enhancer and fixative. It is also used as feed additive, pharmaceutical intermediate and as brightener in electroplating industry.
Specification
| Items | Standards | ||
| Appearance | White to pale yellow crystal like, or powder | ||
| Odor | Has a sweet, milk and vanilla aroma | ||
| Solubility (25 ℃) | 1 gram sample completely dissolves in 3ml 70% or 2ml 95% ethanol, and makes clear solution | ||
| Purity (Dry basis,GC) | 99.5% Min | ||
| Loss on Drying | 0.5% Max | ||
| Melting Point (℃) | 81.0- 83.0 | ||
| Arsenic (As) | 3 mg/kg Max | ||
| Heavy Metals(as Pb) | 10 mg/kg Max | ||
| Residue on ignition | 0.05% Max |
Application
1. Vanillin is one of the important flavors with a dense of sweet cream odor.
2. Vanillinis widely used in confectionary, ice cream, beverage, cake, chocolate, bread, biscuit.
3. Also used in cigarettewine and feedstuff well as in cosmetic, and in perfuming of rubber, plastic and
other products.
4. It is also used in medicine pharmaceutical, electroplate and other industries and used as chemical reagent.
